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STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS,
DISSENTING
Re: AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C., Licensee Station WIHT(FM),
Washington, D.C.
In this case, the Commission adopted a Notice of
Apparent Liability against Clear Channel for violating the
statutory prohibition against broadcasting indecent
material. The Commission subsequently learned that the
statutory deadline had passed last fall when the station's
license was renewed. This case highlights the need to
address complaints filed with the Commission expeditiously.
In addition, I have been calling for the Commission to
establish an effective license renewal process under which
the Commission would once again actually consider the manner
in which a station has served the public interest. One
aspect of that consideration should include complaints filed
by the public. It is unfortunate that in this instance a
license was renewed while a pending complaint remained
unaddressed. Going forward, the Commission should not only
ensure that all complaints have been addressed before a
license is renewed, but we should also conduct a more
thorough examination of how stations are meeting their
public interest responsibilities over the term of their
licenses.